How California’s “Nondiscrimination” Bill Threatens Christian Colleges
California’s SB 1146 aptly illustrates where we are today in America’s culture wars.
One year after the Supreme Court’s ruling to redefine marriage, threats to religious liberty are growing. On June 30, the California State Legislature’s Assembly Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear Senate Bill 1146, intended to restrict Christian colleges and schools from discriminating on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. It seems hard... Continue Reading
Rev. John P. Galbraith, 103, Called Home to Glory
Galbraith, March 10, 1913-June 30, 2016, was perhaps the last living student of J. Gresham Machen and one of the first men ordained in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
On the afternoon of June 11, 1936, seminarian John Galbraith gathered with 139 other deeply concerned Presbyterians in the auditorium of the New Century Club, at 124 South Twelfth Street, Philadelphia. Not only did he witness the beginning of what would become the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, but he was also among those who stood up,... Continue Reading
Jerry Bridge’s Seven Standout Spiritual Lessons
How Jerry Bridges impacted me through his life and ministry.
Lesson Four: The sudden understanding of the doctrine of election was a watershed event for me that significantly affected my entire Christian life. For example, it was the realization of God’s sovereignty in election that led me to study further the sovereignty of God in all of life. It also produced a deep sense of... Continue Reading
9 Sins the Church Is Surprisingly OK With as Long as You Love Jesus
What if the big sins, you know the ones you try hardest to avoid, aren’t the greatest threat?
There’s a rarely-discussed passage in Matthew 5:33-37 where Jesus confronts the Pharisees about oaths. Most Americans only hear the word oath when a celebrity lies in court (under oath). But Jesus isn’t talking about oaths in this passage.He’s talking about INTEGRITY. Here’s what Jesus is saying. You should live with such high integrity that your... Continue Reading
7 Conservative Christians Who Are Not Supporting Trump
Here are seven Christian leaders who have made less-than-enthusiastic statements about the businessman-turned-reality TV star-turned candidate
Perhaps no evangelical leader has been more outspoken in opposition to Trump than Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. In a single weekend last month, Moore penned an op-ed in The New York Times and made an appearance on “Face the Nation,” in which he called Trump’s campaign “reality television moral sewage.” Donald... Continue Reading
Trump Convinces Evangelical Leaders He’d Be Better Than Clinton at Defending Religious Freedom
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appears to have sufficiently convinced a gathering of more than 900 conservative Christian leaders that he is the best choice
“This wasn’t about converting him to become your firebrand evangelical. This wasn’t even about making him a stone-ribbed conservative. This was about hearing as the leader of America, as a leader in the free world, he had a fundamental understanding that there was a relationship between the reach and power and scope of government and... Continue Reading
Artists Sue To Protect Religious, Artistic Freedoms From Phoenix Ordinance
The owners of a stationery art studio in Phoenix are suing the city over an ordinance they say could force them to create art that violates their religious beliefs.
According to Jonathan Scruggs, one of the ADF attorneys on the case, the artists sought legal advice after seeing lawsuits in other states against Christian bakers and florists whose religious beliefs prevented them from providing services for same-sex weddings. Duka and Koski, who produce hand-painted wedding invitations and other stationery, wanted to know their risks... Continue Reading
Sorry, Jen Hatmaker: Christians Aren’t Complicit in Orlando
In the midst of grieving – and attempting to make sense of the stark reality of real evil, Christianity has been scapegoated and criticized for this ISIS-inspired mass murder.
Hatmaker knows it and should be ashamed of not defending her fellow brothers and sisters in the faith. Yes, Christians disagree with the homosexual lifestyle. Christians also believe in praying for one’s neighbor, loving their enemies while praying for the people who curse them – many of whom are members of the LGBTQ community that... Continue Reading
The Likely Forger Behind the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife
If sufficient work on the provenance of this document had been done originally, it is likely that its status as a forgery would have been revealed even sooner.
The final unveiling of the likely forger (though Fritz himself continues to deny it) highlights a number of lessons to be learned. But, at the core, it exposes that (some branches of) modern scholarship sometimes find what they want to find. And no one wanted to find out about the history and provenance of this... Continue Reading
Pastor Gerald Sharon Resigns From Evangelical Church Over Biblical Position on Homosexuality
A former pastor at Saddleback Church resigns as pastor after he refused to agree to its biblical position on homosexuality, fearing it would alienate people in the LGBT community.
“Gerald was no longer able to state that marriage is defined between one man and one woman,” Williams said. “In order to arrive at such a place, there were many other areas of theology and scripture related to human sexuality, gender identification, marital and sexual orientation that Gerald was not able to agree with this... Continue Reading
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